Like all fatty acids, oleic acid is extremely hydrophobic. Why?
a. Because the hydrocarbon tails are charged.
b. Because long hydrocarbon tails cannot interact with water.
c. Because it has a multi-ringed structure.
d. None of the above.
b
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a. In the process of conjugation, one cell gives a plasmid to another cell. b. Cells get together for conjugation when one cell extends a sex pilus to another cell. c. The cell that made the sex pilus passes a copy of its plasmid to the other cell. d. Conjugation is a mode of cellular reproduction. e. Each cell involved in the exchange can pass the plasmid on to other cells during future gene transfers.
Typically, blastocyst implantation in the uterus takes place at day ___
A. 1-2 D. 5 B. 3 E. 6-7 C. 4
Most of the lymph fluid is returned to the bloodstream through the thoracic duct to the
A. left atrium of the heart. B. right atrium of the heart. C. right ventricle of the heart. D. left subclavian vein. E. right subclavian vein.
Which sterilization technique involves cutting the vas deferens on each side to prevent sperm from leaving the body?
A) hysterectomy B) tubal ligation C) testicular deactivation D) vasectomy